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Grade 10 Figurative Language
In literature the giving of human characteristics to something that is not human is what?
  1. personification
  2. imagery
  3. synecdoche
  4. metonymy
Grade 10 Hyperbole
Which is NOT an example of hyperbole?
  1. My grandpa is older than dirt.
  2. If I don't get a new iPhone, I'll die!
  3. She's been my best friend forever.
  4. You were as brave as a lion.
Grade 10 Figurative Language
In which of the following examples does the author use an allusion?
  1. She felt the warm breeze caress her cheek.
  2. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
  3. He was as fast as a cheetah.
  4. His bellowing voice shook the walls like the roar of Zeus.
Grade 10 Figurative Language
In which of the following examples does the author use an allusion?
  1. The moon smiled down on the sleepy town.
  2. Her smile was like the Mona Lisa's.
  3. Her smile lit up the whole room like rays of sunshine.
  4. The book babbled to the deer as they took a drink.
Grade 10 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
  1. A rich man squanders his money and must rely on charity.
  2. A father uses harsh words to ridicule his son.
  3. A little girl names her white cat "Midnight."
  4. A tired mother, expecting a mess, comes home to a disaster area.
Grade 10 Figurative Language
In literature using a part of something to stand for the whole is what?
  1. personification
  2. metonymy
  3. synecdoche
  4. imagery
Grade 10 Figurative Language
Which of the following examples contains an allusion?
  1. He was a tragic hero, just like Odysseus.
  2. The aroma of freshly cut roses drifted across the room.
  3. I have run a million miles today.
  4. The morning is a blank canvas, waiting for me to paint a new day.
Grade 10 Figurative Language
In which of the following examples does the author use an allusion?
  1. The aroma of grandma's chicken soup filled the room with warmth.
  2. The stars blinked at me from above.
  3. I'm as hungry as a horse.
  4. That girl is so strong, I think she might be from the planet Krypton.
Grade 10 Onomatopoeia

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Which of these lines from the poem contains an example of onomatopoeia?
  1. "With Death and Morning on the silver horns"
  2. "Or foxlike in the vine; nor cares to walk"
  3. "The moan of doves in immemorial elms"
  4. "And find him; by the happy threshold, he"
Grade 10 Figurative Language
Which of the following is an example of sarcasm?
  1. After he struck out, his best friend rolled his eyes.
  2. After he struck out, his best friend patted him on the back.
  3. After he struck out, his best friend said "Don't worry, we'll get 'em next time."
  4. After he struck out, his best friend said, "There he is! The world's greatest batting champ!"
Grade 10 Figurative Language
Which of the following is an example of assonance?
  1. The man ate countless candy bars at the carnival.
  2. I like Ike.
  3. The fighter was a tiger, ready to pounce on his prey.
  4. The moon beamed.
Grade 10 Figurative Language
Wisdom waits; recklessness runs.

What literary device is this an example of?
  1. assonance
  2. irony
  3. antithesis
  4. apostrophe
Grade 10 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5
Which of the following is NOT an example of a pun?
  1. Always trust a glue salesman. They tend to stick to their word.
  2. The grass is always greener on the other side.
  3. I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
  4. She had a photographic memory but never developed it.
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